Asaka Station (Osaka)

Asaka Station (浅香駅) is a passenger railway station in located in Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines
Asaka Station is served by the Hanwa Line, and is located 7.9 kilometers from the northern terminus of the line at Tennōji.

Station layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.

History
Asaka Station opened on September 3, 1937, as the Hanwa-Asakayama Stop (阪和浅香山停留場). It was renamed Yamate-Asakayama Stop (山手浅香山停留場) on August 1, 1941, and to its present name on May 1, 1944. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Asaka being assigned station number JR-R27.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2223 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

 * Yamato River
 * Sakai Women's Junior College
 * Kaorigaoka Liberte High School
 * Sakai Liberal Junior and Senior High School
 * Sakai City Asakayama Junior High School